Comic Alan Sues Dies At Age 85

[WillParkinson]

Comic Alan Sues Dies At Age 85

Flamboyant comedian Alan Sues died yesterday at the age of 85. Sues and his over-the-top campy characters had their peak in the 60s and 70s and today his fellow Laugh-In cast member Ruth Buzzi tweeted on his passing.



http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2011/12/comic-alan-sues-dies-at-age-85.html

[villager]

1. Uncle Al from Laugh-In!

hard to believe he was 85!

RIP, "Uncle Al..."

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Uncle Al the Kiddie's Pal!

Cross gently, Alan... :(

[joeybee12]

3. Wow! That takes me back...safe journey Alan...knr

[Bluenorthwest]

4. He was so funny

His laugh was infectious....

[Newsjock]

5. NYT obit

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/arts/television/alan-sues-a-laugh-in-cast-mainstay-dies-at-85.html?hp

... Mr. Sues tended to perform with over-the-top flamboyance on the show, displaying stereotypically gay mannerisms. What he did not disclose was that he was gay, Mr. Michaud said, fearing that to tell the truth about his sexual orientation would have ended his career.

“It wasn’t because he was ashamed of being gay; it was because he was surviving as a performer,” Mr. Michaud said in a telephone interview, adding that Mr. Sues was actually an inspiration to many gay viewers. “Many gay men came up to him and said how important he was when they were young because he was the only gay man they could see on television,” Mr. Michaud said.

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Very sad, he was funny! But, Yikes! He was 85?!

Now I feel old. Godspeed, Uncle Al... ;(